Symposium on Host-Microbe Systems Biology: FROM MODELS TO MEDICINE
Program Overview
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Friday // August 5th
5:30-7:30
Registration and Opening Reception (with refreshments and cash bar)
7:30-8:30
Opening Keynote: Sarkis Mazmanian, California Institute of Technology
“Host-microbiome interactions in neurological diseases”
“Host-microbiome interactions in neurological diseases”
8:30-10:30
Poster Session (with light refreshments)
8:30-9:30 odd posters
9:30-10:30 even posters
Saturday // August 6th
7:00-8:30
Breakfast (with themed tables for directed discussions)
Session 1: Host-microbe system development (moderated by Philip Washbourne)
8:30-8:55
Seth Rakoff-Nahoum, Harvard University
“Evolutionary Ecology of the Human Gut Microbiota”
8:55-9:20
Emily Miraldi, Simons Foundation and NYU
“Transcriptional regulatory networks reveal gut innate lymphoid cell functionality”
9:20-9:30
Christopher Remien, University of Idaho
“Estimating interactions from microbial time-series data”
9:30-9:40
Diana Proctor, Stanford University
”Saliva and the human oral microbiota”
9:40-9:50
Brandon Schlomann, University of Oregon
“Response dynamics of gut bacterial communities”
9:50-10:00
Judith Eisen, University of Oregon
“The microbiota modulate zebrafish behavior and brain development”
10:00-10:20
Panel discussion
10:20-10:40
Break
Session 2: Host-microbe system stability and change (moderated by Tristan Ursell)
10:40-11:05
Thomas Sharpton, Oregon State University
“Using zebrafish as a high-throughput system to study the effect of environmental exposure on the gut microbiome”
11:05-11:30
Tracy Grikscheit, University of Southern California
“Short bowel syndrome (SBS) has systemic effects beyond altering nutrient absorption: The micro biome and RNA sequencing in a zebrafish SBS model”
11:30-11:50
Jonas Schluter and Katharine Coyte, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
“The ecology of the microbiome: Networks, competition, and stability”
11:50-12:00
Adrian Verster, University of Washington
“The role of the B. fragilis type VI secretion system in the assembly of the microbiome”
12:00-12:10
Travis Wiles, University of Oregon
“The importance of spatial structure in the intestinal ecosystem”
12:10-12:30
Panel discussion
12:30-2:00
Buffet Lunch and Poster Session (open presentation and viewing)
Session 3: Host-microbe system evolution (moderated by Michael Harms)
2:00-2:25
Matt Barber, University of Oregon
“The host-microbe armistice: evolutionary insights on disease and immunity”
2:25-2:50
Nadia Singh, North Carolina State University
“Fruit flies diversify their offspring in response to parasite infection”
2:50-3:00
Dahlia Nielson, North Carolina State University
“Cross-species expression QTL mapping reveals novel insights into host-parasite interactions”
3:00-3:10
Clay Small, University of Oregon
“Host genotype, the microbiota, and their interaction contribute to transcriptional variation of the gut in larval threespine stickleback”
3:10-3:20
Cathy Robinson, University of Oregon
“Experimental evolution provides insight into the selective pressures of adaptation to the vertebrate gut”
3:20-3:40
Panel discussion
3:40-4:00
Break
Session 4: The personalized microbiome (moderated by Nelson Ting)
4:00-4:25
Ran Blekhman, University of Minnesota
“Host genomic control of the microbiome in health and disease”
4:25-4:50
Joey McMurdie, Whole Biome
“Higher resolution metagenome techniques and their implication on the role of microbiota in personalized medicine”
4:50-5:00
Xiaoxi Dong, Oregon State University
“Shotgun sequencing reveals the cross-regulation between immunity and metabolism in immunodeficiency associated enteropathy”
5:00-5:10
Adam Burns, University of Oregon
“Inter-host dispersal mediates the assembly of microbial communities associated with wild type and immune-deficient zebrafish”
5:10-5:20
Keaton Stagaman, University of Oregon
“The effects of market integration on the composition of the gut microbiota in an indigenous Ecuadorian population”
5:20-5:40
Panel discussion
Free time – for dining suggestions please refer to the guide provided with your symposium materials. Be sure to check out the “Show Your Badge” deals.
Sunday // August 7th
7:00-8:00
Breakfast (with themed tables for directed discussions)
Session 5: Host-microbe systems and disease promotion and prevention (moderated by Annie Powell)
8:00-8:25
Susan Erdman, MIT
“Gut microbes and cancer”
8:25-8:50
Li Wen, Yale University
“Antibiotics – friend or foe – a case of type 1 diabetes”
8:50-9:15
Robert Martindale, Oregon Health & Science University
“Use of probiotics in a surgical practice: Panacea or poison”
9:15-9:25
Bethany Rader, Southern Illinois University
“Probiotic use of Lactobacillus reuteri to treat early life traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the effect of TBI on the gut microbiome”
9:25-9:35
Annah Rolig, University of Oregon
“The enteric nervous system promotes intestinal health by constraining microbiota composition”
9:35-9:55
Panel discussion
9:55-10:15
Break
10:15-11:15
Closing Keynote: Eric Pamer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
“Microbiota-mediated defense against intestinal infection”
11:15-11:30
Closing remarks by Karen Guillemin
Meeting adjourned at 11:30